Excel For Mac Lock Sort

' My reason is bc the other day I ruined ~ 2 weeks worth of work as I sorted a single column when I meant to sort the entire spreadsheet based on the order of values in this specific column but keeping the rows in tact. I don't want to accidentally do this again, I can't afford this mistake.' You avoid this mistake by not selecting multiple cells.

When multiple cells are selected it restricts the Sorting to those cells only. In the even that it happens again, though, just use Undo to restore to the previous order.

To Sort Multiple Columns on a Mac Click on the data in the column you want to sort. Click on the 'Data' tab in your toolbar and look for the 'Sort' option on the left. Lock Cells Dialog It is also possible to unlock specific ranges of cells in Excel using the Allow Users to Edit Ranges feature in the Review tab. Making ranges editable for ranges of cells makes the cells behave like unlocked cells for the most part (e.g. Their content is editable).

There's no reason for any work to be ' ruined':-) There is no feature to 'lock the data across' rows. The program is designed to eliminate that requirement. IMO, selecting multiple cells should only be done if you have an unusual need. Such as actually wanting to sort only that range of records within a larger list or if there happens to be a series of empty columns with no captions being used in the list or maybe a few other special circumstances. Although Phillip's homemade video isn't wrong, it most definitely is the long way around & can lead to exactly the problem you're trying to avoid. It is totally unnecessary -- neither do I recommend -- that you attempt to select the entire range of cells.

Among other reasons, that can be a real chore with a large list & can result in missing rows/columns that need to be included. If you want to sort the list based on the content of a single column you need only right-click any cell in that column of the list & select Sort> Ascending/Descending/etc. From the shortcut menu. If you want to sort based on the content of more than one column just select any single cell in the list then use the Data> Sort command, the Sort button in the Data tab or the contextual menu mentioned above to choose Custom Sort.

Please mark HELPFUL or ANSWERED as appropriate to keep list as clean as possible ☺ Regards, Bob J.

By When sorting your Excel tables and worksheets in Office 2011 for Mac, you’re likely to use ascending and descending sort orders most often. The quick way to sort a table or data range is to select a cell in the column you want to sort. Then go to the Ribbon’s Data tab, find the Sort and Filter group, and click Sort.

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The first time you click this button, the sort is lowest to highest or alphabetical. Click the button again to sort highest to lowest or reverse alphabetically. Don’t click the column letter before sorting.

If you do, the sort will be applied only to the contents of the column, not the entire table or data range. After 27 years, Microsoft changed the name of this feature from AutoFilter to just Filter? R.I.P., AutoFilter. The Filter feature places a button to the right of each cell in the header row of a table or data range. Filter is turned on by default when you make a table, and you can see these buttons in the header row of a table. You can toggle Filter on or off by pressing Command-Shift-F.